Theodor Kaluza

Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza was a German mathematician and physicist known for the Kaluza–Klein theory, involving field equations in five-dimensional space-time. His idea that fundamental forces can be unified by introducing additional dimensions was reused much later for string theory.

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Who was born first?

• Theodor Kaluza and George Minot were born the same year
• Theodor Kaluza and Harlow Shapley were born the same year
• Theodor Kaluza and John Edensor Littlewood were born the same year
• Theodor Kaluza and Viggo Brun were born the same year
• Theodor Kaluza and Grigory Neujmin were born the same year

Timeline

1. George MinotDecember 2, 1885 – February 25, 1950
2. Grigory NeujminDecember 22, 1885 – December 17, 1946
3. Harlow ShapleyNovember 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972
4. John Edensor LittlewoodJune 9, 1885 – September 6, 1977
5. Theodor Kaluza (this page)November 9, 1885 – January 19, 1954
6. Viggo BrunOctober 13, 1885 – August 15, 1978

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